Free Arabic name calligraphy generators, compared

You want a name in Arabic calligraphy: for a gift, a wedding card, a frame or a tattoo sketch. Several free tools do it. They differ in three things that matter later: what draws the letters, which files you get, and whether you may print what you made. We read each tool’s own pages on 4 October 2026; where a page did not say, we say so.

Mashq Studio is ours. We put it in the same table, with the same questions.

What three questions to ask

Is it a script or a font named after one? Most generators type the name in a typeface and label it with a script’s name. That can look fine for a quick picture. Look at the letters, not the label: a Diwani name should look like Diwani.
Will it print large? A PNG or JPG is pixels: fine on a phone, soft on a wall. SVG and PDF are vector and stay sharp at any size; DXF is what a laser cutter reads.
May you sell it? A gift for your mother and a logo you sell are different uses. Read the tool’s terms, and the licence of the typeface it used.

Before anything is printed or inked, have a native reader check the spelling. Arabic letters change shape with their neighbours, and a transliterated name can come out wrong.

The tools

Mashq Studio (ours)

What writes the letters: 42 styles of the classical scripts (Naskh, Thuluth, Diwani, Kufi, Ruq’ah, Farsi Nastaliq and more), set from real typefaces by the same shaping engine typesetters use. You can stretch the joins and move a single letter.
Files: SVG, PNG, PDF and DXF (for laser cutting).
Use and licence: Personal use is free. For commercial use (selling prints, a logo, a client’s job) it depends on the typeface, so ask us first with the design link.
Watermark: The first 4 downloads are free: the first 3 carry a small stamp, the 4th is clean.
Price: Designing is free, with no account. Clean files after that: a 7-day pass for AED 25, or 3 months for AED 49. Or have the design made: printed and framed in the UAE from AED 60, a name framed at A3 for AED 185.

Source: https://studio.mashq.ae/pricing · https://studio.mashq.ae/terms · read on 4 October 2026

Kaleam

What writes the letters: Five classical scripts (Thuluth, Diwani, Farsi, Naskh and Ruq’a); its page says you can change every curve and stroke. It does not say whether the letters come from typefaces.
Files: SVG and PDF. Exports are counted per plan: 2 on the free trial, 20 on Basic, 60 on Pro.
Use and licence: Its terms say you own your content. Printing for sale is not stated on its pages.
Watermark: Not stated on its pages.
Price: Free trial: 3 projects and 2 exports. Basic USD 33.99 a month; Pro USD 37.99 a month; 7 days USD 12. An account is required.

Source: https://kaleam.com · https://kaleam.com/KaleamTermsandConditions.html · read on 4 October 2026

Arabic Calligraphy Generator (arabiccalligraphygenerator.online)

What writes the letters: Eleven typefaces from Google Fonts, each shown under a script name (Amiri as Naskh, Reem Kufi as Kufi, and so on).
Files: PNG, JPG and SVG, at 1×, 2× or 3×.
Use and licence: Its page says you can use what you make for personal and commercial projects.
Watermark: Not stated on its page.
Price: Free, with no sign-up.

Source: https://arabiccalligraphygenerator.online · https://arabiccalligraphygenerator.online/terms.html · read on 4 October 2026

arabic-calligraphy-generator.com

What writes the letters: Typefaces: its font library lists twelve Google Fonts families, all under the Open Font Licence.
Files: PNG and SVG.
Use and licence: Its home page says personal and commercial use; its terms tie a commercial-use licence to a paid “Pro Export”. Read both before you print to sell.
Watermark: Its home page says no watermark.
Price: Its home page says free, with no registration. The price of the paid export is not stated: see their site.

Source: https://www.arabic-calligraphy-generator.com · https://www.arabic-calligraphy-generator.com/fonts · https://www.arabic-calligraphy-generator.com/terms-of-service · read on 4 October 2026

The Arabic Name Generator (thearabicnamegenerator.com)

What writes the letters: Typefaces, “13+ traditional styles”; it turns an English name into Arabic letters with Google’s transliteration.
Files: PNG (also transparent) and JPG, at 1× to 3×; its page suggests 3× for an A4 print. No SVG.
Use and licence: Its page says personal or commercial use; its terms advise against relying on it alone for permanent uses.
Watermark: No watermark, its page says.
Price: Free, with no account.

Source: https://thearabicnamegenerator.com/ · https://thearabicnamegenerator.com/terms-and-conditions/ · read on 4 October 2026

Canva

What writes the letters: A general design tool: you type in an Arabic typeface. Its pages we read give no count of Arabic fonts.
Files: JPG, PNG, PDF (with a 300 dpi print PDF) and SVG; transparent PNG and SVG need a paid plan.
Use and licence: Its content licence allows printed materials and packaging; not as part of a trademark or business name (fonts excepted).
Watermark: Premium elements carry a watermark for free users.
Price: Free; Pro USD 144 a year for one person; Business USD 250 a year per person.

Source: https://www.canva.com/help/download-file-types/ · https://www.canva.com/policies/content-license-agreement/ · https://www.canva.com/help/watermarks-design/ · https://www.canva.com/pricing/ · read on 4 October 2026

So which one?

A quick picture of a name for a message or a story: any of the free tools will do.
A name to print large, engrave or cut: choose one that gives SVG or PDF.
Control over the shape of the script itself: Kaleam and Mashq Studio both let you reshape letters.
The name on your wall without printing it yourself: we print and frame it in the UAE, from AED 60, delivered anywhere in the UAE for AED 50 an order.

Write a name in the Studio Names already written in three scripts

Also: Ways to learn Arabic calligraphy in the UAE

Checked on 4 October 2026. Prices and terms change: the provider’s own page is the one that counts. A fact here is wrong? Tell us on WhatsApp and we correct it.

Free to design anywhere · made in the UAE · delivered in the UAE for AED 50 and worldwide for AED 250 per order